Luang Pho Thong Phra To Hak first-batch copper coin from Wat Sampao Choey (วัดสำเภาเชย), Pattani, southern Thailand, B.E. 2529 (1986). "To Hak" (โต๊ะหัก) means "broken table", and the name comes from a well-known story among Thai shopkeepers; the amulet has a large following of collectors in Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. The front shows the Buddha seated on a lotus base above the inscription "วัดสำเภาเชย"; the plain back carries hand-engraved yantra lines, which the supplier says were engraved by Luang Pho Thong himself. Forty years have given the copper a natural patina, and the outline of the Buddha is crisp. Certified by the Thai Buddha Image Admiration Association, formal card No. CO05861 with a QR code. One piece only; it is held by a partner supplier, so please submit a request and we confirm availability by email within 24 hours.
What is the Luang Pho Thong Phra To Hak first batch (Rian Luang Pho To Hak Luang Pho Thong Run Raek)?
"To Hak" (โต๊ะหัก) is Thai for "broken table": โต๊ะ is a table and หัก means broken. The amulet was made by Luang Pho Thong (หลวงพ่อทอง) of Wat Sampao Choey (วัดสำเภาเชย) in Pattani, southern Thailand. This B.E. 2529 issue is the first batch (รุ่นแรก), struck in copper (เนื้อทองแดง).
According to the supplier, Luang Pho Thong blessed this batch for three years before releasing it to devotees in B.E. 2532.
Key facts
- Type: Buddha coin (เหรียญ / Rian), oval, showing Phra To Hak (หลวงพ่อโต๊ะหัก)
- Batch: first batch (รุ่นแรก / Run Raek)
- Material: copper (เนื้อทองแดง / Nuea Thong Daeng)
- Back: hand-engraved yantra (stated by the supplier as engraved by Luang Pho Thong)
- Temple: Wat Sampao Choey (วัดสำเภาเชย), Pattani Province
- Master: Luang Pho Thong (หลวงพ่อทอง)
- Year: B.E. 2529 (1986)
- Certification: Thai Buddha Image Admiration Association formal certificate (บัตรรับรองพระแท้), No. CO05861, barcode GH07-56393, with QR code
- Case: uncased
- Stock: one piece only, held by a partner supplier
Luang Pho Thong and the story of To Hak
Luang Pho Thong is a senior monk of Wat Sampao Choey in Pattani, near the Thai-Malaysian border. The story goes that a grocery owner who regularly made offerings at the temple was given a Buddha amulet by Luang Pho Thong and told to keep it on his shop counter and keep making merit. The next morning customers were queuing outside, and so many crowded in that one leg of the counter snapped. When the owner returned to tell the monk, Luang Pho Thong named the amulet "To Hak", broken table. It has been passed among shopkeepers ever since and has many collectors in Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.
Blessings
- Business: what To Hak is best known for, drawing customers to a shop
- Wealth: income from work and trade
- Safety: local accounts say wearers often avoided danger; worn for safe travel and work
- Smooth going: devotees often describe things simply falling into place
Please note: an amulet supports your own efforts and intentions; it does not guarantee any outcome, and experiences vary. Keeping the Five Precepts is traditionally encouraged.
Craftsmanship
An oval copper coin, uncased. The front shows the Buddha seated on a lotus base, wearing a pointed crown, right hand touching the earth, with "วัดสำเภาเชย" below. The back is plain, with a hand-engraved concentric spiral yantra in the centre and further engraving near the bottom. The copper shows uneven red-brown and yellow-green patina with fine surface scratches, and the lettering is crisp.
FAQ
Q: How do I know it is the first batch?
A: The Thai Buddha Image Admiration Association formal certificate reads "เหรียญหลวงพ่อโต๊ะหัก หลวงพ่อทอง รุ่นแรก เนื้อทองแดง พ.ศ. 2529": Luang Pho Thong To Hak coin, first batch, copper, B.E. 2529, from วัดสำเภาเชย, Pattani, No. CO05861.
Q: What does "To Hak" mean?
A: โต๊ะหัก means "broken table", from the story of a shop so crowded that a counter leg snapped.
Q: Who made the engraving on the back?
A: The supplier states it was engraved by Luang Pho Thong himself. The certificate confirms the amulet is genuine but does not attest to who engraved it.
Q: Who is it suited to?
A: Shop owners and traders, sales professionals, frequent travellers, and collectors of southern Thai amulets.
Q: Why do I request first and pay later?
A: This piece is held by a partner supplier rather than in our Bangkok stock. So that nobody pays for a piece that has already gone, we confirm with the supplier first and reply by email within 24 hours. If it is available, the email includes a payment link valid for 24 hours. Submitting a request costs nothing.
About this piece
- Includes: the coin (uncased) and the Thai Buddha Image Admiration Association formal certificate (No. CO05861)
- Price: ฿32,000
- Stock: one piece only
- How to buy: submit a request on this page; pay through the emailed link once availability is confirmed
Last updated: 2026-10-28 | Merit Messenger team (Bangkok-based)
